Practise= UK conventionsPractice= US conventions Use "practise" here in the States as a verb and look like a pretentious douche. Also, it's best to avoid these if you're on the west side of the pond: "organize" not "organise," "center" and not "centre," and "pussy" and not "fanny." Hope that helps.
It used to bug me, and I will never use it. However if you think about it, it does kind of make sense. By saying for all "intensive purposes," you are merely prefacing that your statement covers all intended purposes. While it is incorrect use of English, I've started cutting people some slack on this one.
hypermarkalanJan 31, 2007
Practise= UK conventionsPractice= US conventions Use "practise" here in the States as a verb and look like a pretentious douche. Also, it's best to avoid these if you're on the west side of the pond: "organize" not "organise," "center" and not "centre," and "pussy" and not "fanny." Hope that helps.
flamingmbFeb 1, 2007
These are almost all grammatical errors not misspelling.
cuoopsFeb 1, 2007
Not just in blogs, everywhere. I see emails from people in very high paying jobs using these words wrong.
Closed AccountFeb 1, 2007
aria you whiny whore.
vaxguruFeb 1, 2007
This article should be prescribed reading for Digg users.
sogracefullyFeb 2, 2007
balki? is it really you?
arcanisFeb 3, 2007
I would of liked =/= I would've liked I hate that one.
vemergeFeb 7, 2007
It used to bug me, and I will never use it. However if you think about it, it does kind of make sense. By saying for all "intensive purposes," you are merely prefacing that your statement covers all intended purposes. While it is incorrect use of English, I've started cutting people some slack on this one.